2 Thessalonicher 1

1 Paulus und Silvanus und Timotheus an die Gemeinde der Thessalonicher in Gott, unsrem Vater und dem Herrn Jesus Christus.

[I], Paul, [am writing this letter]. Silas and Timothy [are with me. We are sending this letter] to [you]. You are the congregation [of God’s people] in Thessalonica [city]. You belong to God our Father, and you belong to Jesus Christ our Lord.

2 Gnade sei mit euch und Friede von Gott, dem Vater und dem Herrn Jesus Christus!

[We pray that] God our Father, and Jesus Christ our Lord, [will continue to] act kindly toward you and [will continue to cause you to have inner] peace.

3 Wir sind Gott allezeit zu danken schuldig für euch, Brüder, wie es sich geziemt, weil euer Glaube über die Maßen wächst und die Liebe eines jeden einzelnen von euch zunimmt allen gegenüber,

[Our] fellow believers, we thank God very frequently [HYP] for you because we believers ought [to thank God for each other, and] specifically it is appropriate/right [that we should thank God for you. We thank him] that you are trusting in [the Lord Jesus] more and more, and that each one of you is loving [each of] the others more and more.

4 so daß wir selbst uns euer rühmen in den Gemeinden Gottes wegen eurer Standhaftigkeit und Glaubenstreue in allen euren Verfolgungen und Drangsalen, die ihr zu ertragen habt:

As a result, we keep proudly telling about you to [other] congregations who [worship] God. [Specifically, we tell them] that you are being steadfast and that you [continue] believing [in the Lord Jesus], even though you are frequently suffering [DOU] as a result of people causing you trouble.

5 ein Beweis des gerechten Gerichtes Gottes, daß ihr gewürdigt werdet des Königreiches Gottes, für das ihr leidet,

[Your being steadfast] (shows/indicates to) [us] clearly that God will judge [all people] justly. [Specifically, he] will publicly declare that you are worthy [as his people to be in] that place where he will rule [forever, because] you also are suffering as a result of [telling others about letting] God rule your lives.

6 wie es denn gerecht ist vor Gott, denen, die euch bedrücken, mit Bedrückung zu vergelten,

[God will certainly cause trouble for] those people who are troubling you, because he [considers] that it is just that he should punish such people for doing that to you.

7 euch aber, die ihr bedrückt werdet, mit Erquickung samt uns, bei der Offenbarung unsres Herrn Jesus Christus vom Himmel her, samt den Engeln seiner Kraft,

He also [considers] that it is the right thing to do to reward you who are being troubled, by (giving you relief/causing your suffering to end). He will do that for both you and us when our Lord Jesus will descend from heaven, together with his powerful angels and with blazing fire.

8 wenn er mit Feuerflammen Rache nehmen wird an denen, die Gott nicht anerkennen und die dem Evangelium unsres Herrn Jesus nicht gehorsam sind,

[Then he will] punish those people who do not [want to] know him and [those] who refuse to heed the message about our Lord Jesus.

9 welche Strafe erleiden werden, ewiges Verderben, von dem Angesicht des Herrn und von der Herrlichkeit seiner Kraft, (aiōnios g166)

[Our Lord Jesus] will forbid them from ever coming near to him and near to the glory which he has [because he is so] powerful (OR, the glory that is manifested by his power). He will cause those people to suffer forever. (aiōnios g166)

10 wenn er kommen wird, um an jenem Tage verherrlicht zu werden in seinen Heiligen und bewundert in denen, die gläubig geworden sind, denn unser Zeugnis hat bei euch Glauben gefunden.

[The Lord Jesus] will do this when he comes [back from heaven] at the time [that God has decided]. As a result, all we who are his people will praise him because of [what he has done for his own] people, and all we believers will marvel at our Lord because of [what he has done. And you will be there, too], because you believed what we testified to you.

11 Zu diesem Zweck flehen wir auch allezeit für euch, daß unser Gott euch der Berufung würdig mache und alles Wohlgefallen der Güte und das Werk des Glaubens in Kraft erfülle,

In order that you might [praise Jesus like this], we are also praying very frequently [HYP] for you. We pray that [you will be able to show] our God that you are worthy [to receive] that which he chose [you to receive]. We pray also that he would powerfully enable you to do good in every way that you desire, and that he would also enable you to do powerfully every [good] thing [that you do because] you believe [in Jesus Christ].

12 auf daß der Name unsres Herrn Jesus Christus in euch verherrlicht werde und ihr in ihm, nach der Gnade unsres Gottes und des Herrn Jesus Christus.

[We pray this because we want] you to praise our Lord Jesus, and we want him to honor you. This will happen because God, whom we [worship/serve], and our Lord Jesus Christ will keep acting kindly [toward you] in ways that you do not deserve.